PM Modi offers prayers at Tirupati shrine

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the famous shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala in Tirupati. He was accorded a grand traditional reception amid chanting of Vedic hymns by the temple priests, who escorted him to the sanctum sanctorum. He also visited the sub shrines of Sri Yoga Narasimha Swamy and Sri Ranajujacharya. PM Modi was also honoured with a sacred silk cloth besides a memento of Lord Venkateswara and 'prasad' at the Ranga Mandapam. Earlier, Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan, Chief Minister Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy and others received him at the Tirupati airport after he landed from Colombo. This is PM Modi's first visit to the Tirupati shrine after becoming the Prime Minister for the second term. He had earlier visited the shrine in May 2014, October 2015 and January 2017.

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